Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Claude Demetrius

I got a woman mean as she can be
Yeah, I got a woman mean as she can be
Sometimes I think she's almost mean as me

Well, I ain't braggin', it's understood
Everything I do, well, I sure do it good
I got a woman mean as she can be
Oh, sometimes I think she's almost mean as me, yeah

Yeah, she's got ruby lips, shapely hips
Boy, she'd makes ol' Jerry flip
I got a woman mean as she can be
Oh, sometimes I think she's almost mean as me, yeah

Well, I like a little coffee, like a little tea
Jerry, Jerry, it's the thing for me
I got a woman mean as she can be
Oh, sometimes I think she's almost mean as me

Oh, aha, aha, aha ha, ooh aha
Hmm, uhm, uhm

Easy now, ahh ooh, brrr
Yeah, and let's go one time

Hey, I got a woman mean as she can be
Yeah, got a little woman as mean as she can be
Well, sometimes I think she's almost mean as me

Jerry Lee Lewis was a leading figure in the popularization of rock & roll during the 1950s. He was first signed to Sun Records in 1956 where he was labelmates with Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, and other early rock artists. Of those musicians, however, he was the only piano player and combined with his heavy-handed playing style, sexually suggestive lyrics, and provocative stage antics he came to epitomize the rebelliousness of the genre.

He rose to international fame for his 1957 versions of the songs “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On.”

Lewis' popularity rapidly tumbled, however, when in 1958, when at the age of 22, he married his 13-year-old cousin. Though this scandal continued to tarnish his image, Lewis never retired from music. As of October 2015, he continues to perform live.

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